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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 4 (search)
of evacuating the position. Rodes took skilful advantage of this commotion, and moved up his brigade in beautiful order, and took possession of the redoubts and rifle-pits. Official Reports of Battles. Richmond, 1864. When, therefore, a severe flank fire was opened by the force that had made this detour, the division crumbled away, the guns in the redoubt and a portion of those of the battery in front were captured, Among those who fell in the redoubt were, Colonel G. D. Bailey, Major Van Valkenberg, and Adjutant Ramsay, all of the First New York Artillery. and such of the troops as held together were brought to a stand at General Couch's position at Seven Pines. On my arrival at the second line, I succeeded in rallying a portion of my division.—Casey's Report. Early in the action, General Keyes, whose troops were those upon whom the attack had thus far fallen, finding he was being hard pushed, had sent to General Heintzelman, who commanded the whole left wing of the army,